Please why is this code running into an infinity loop .

Question

https://code.sololearn.com/W244YFWjsoIi/?ref=app
please could you help me point out the problem and correct it using the same principle
I'm trying to find out the first 10 prime numbers

Answer 1

The variable count is never decreased in value, inside the loop.

Answer 2

move line 3 isPrime=true; inside while loop to line 5 so it is always true at the beginning of the loop.

Answer 3

mine runs. Did you kill SoloLearn process and restart? Sometimes it gets messed up running bad programs and must be restarted to run anything afterwards,

Answer 4

when you have your infinite loop or any broken code, output debug statements of everything you can think of. the more data you see of what is happening the easier it is to fix.

Answer 5

console.log(limit+" "+isPrime+" "+count); at top of your while loop would have shown limit going up others not changing.

Answer 6

use this server: https://discord.gg/MEjFNcC

Answer 7

click on link and it should take you to right place. I had Discord account before linking server and that is all I did.

Answer 8

I DM did you get

Answer 9

This is why code layout is so important.

I've laid out your code more neatly (and changed nothing else).

Can you find the problem now? If not, I can tell you.

https://code.sololearn.com/WzPPo5114D15/#js

Answer 10

once isPrime is false it can never become true.

Answer 11

Sir John please what can I do to be a great coder.. or what can I do to be competent on the average

Answer 12

The more errors you fix or understand the fixes others give you; The less issues you will have in the future. Practice everything in small pieces at a time. Prove a piece does what you want before expanding it to the next. The more you do the easier it will get.

Answer 13

Discord is my only social app.

Answer 14

create account and I'll DM you

Answer 15

no bro except that I'm dividing by 0 and making the remainder 2 for it to be false
I'm confused as the codeplayground isn't responding

Answer 16

please help me out

Answer 17

in details pls

Answer 18

please can you rewrite yours

Answer 19

Xan please could you help me out

Answer 20

Sir John please could you explain using a code.. I'm a newbie